Yaushev State Music Theater

Opera and Ballet Theatre of Saransk was inaugurated on September 9, 2011 in Saransk within the International forum Russia — the sports power. The Big symphonic orchestra made a speech at opening ceremony of P.I. Tchaikovsky, directed by Vladimir Fedoseyev. The theatre includes 714 convenient spectator places, 138 crystal lamps, convenient make-up rooms, rehearsal ballet classes, a small hall for creative meetings and chamber concerts, the whole factory with fake and property-rooms shops. The new theatre has a mini-printing house and modern sound recording studio. The light and sound equipment — from the best producers of the USA, Germany, England and Japan, a rotating scene, variable volume of the auditorium. History In 1935 Carl Millöcker's operetta Der Bettelstudent opened the first season Russian theatre of the musical comedy. From 1937 to 1941 and from 1943 to 1948 – Republican opera and ballet theatre. In 1959 – the State musical and drama theatre of the Republic of Mordovia. In 1969 – the State theatre of the musical comedy. In 1992 – the State musical theatre of the Republic of Mordovia. Since 1994 the theatre is named after of the honored artist and the national actor of Mordovia Illarion Maksimovich Yaushev. Illarion Maksimovich Yaushev